The following are more details relating to the theft of various goods from the Taxpayers of Wicomico County which were relayed to me by Joe Albero. Joe is currently out at A.S.A.P. Septic Service on Forest Grove Rd.
Pursuant to a 12 month investigation by the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office and the Wicomico County Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff Mike Lewis conducted a traffic stop at approximately 9:00 p.m. on 2/18/08 on a box truck which was travelling west on Rt. 50, west of Shorebirds Stadium in Parsonsburg, MD. The truck was subsequently searched and found to contain approx. 500 gals. of diesel fuel, tires, and misc. stolen truck parts.
A short time later, two search warrants were executed. One at the business address of Ray Lewis Construction and A.S.A.P. Septic Service on Forest Grove Rd. in Parsonsburg, MD, and the other at the office of Wicomico County Public Works in Salisbury.
The search of the Forest Grove Rd. premises revealed two large warehouse sized buildings filled from floor to ceiling with large containers of diesel fuel, tires, and truck parts which apparently belong to Wicomico County. It is believed that these items were intended for distribution in and around Maryland and Delaware.
Ray Lewis has been arrested. Three employees of Wicomico County are being questioned and it has been said that they are cooperating fully with police. Future arrests may involve some employees of the businesses owned by Ray Lewis.
Wicomico County is currently working on assembling a fleet of dump trucks to retrieve and transport the stolen items so that they can be stored on County property.
There will be a press conference at 3:00 p.m. today which, I understand, will clearly show the magnitude of the crime involved here.
More information to come as the case unfolds.
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ReplyDeleteIf there is anyone in this county that doesn't think Mike Lewis isn't on the job 24/7 they are crazy. This man is a crime fighter. criminals beware!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, sheriff's department and Joe!
ReplyDeleteWay to go Joe! This is the kinda stuff we want to read. Goodness knows I can't find anything about this elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteWell it couldn't have happened to a better guy. It's about time someone stood up to Ray Lewis and took him down. The James Allen and the MDE sure wouldn't stand up to him when he was dumping raw sewage on that farm in Powellville.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Joe, we know the name of Ray Lewis. Who are the County employees involved?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a real scum bag. I have heard lots of not so good things about this guy but never thought he would be so stupid. Obviously if you need your septic pumped it will not happen A.S.A.P.
ReplyDeleteThis is Joe Holloways neck of the woods.
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